Deschamps was selected to the 2007-08 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) All-Rookie Team and named the league’s Best Defensive Player last season. Among British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) Interior Conference defensemen, Schultz finished second in scoring with 9-31=40 points and was named the conference’s Top Defenseman in 2008. O’Dell led Sudbury rookies in scoring with 14-18=32 points last year in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) while Cousineau was named to the QMJHL Second-Team All-Star squad. As members of Team Canada, Deschamps, O’Dell, Brittain and McMillan won gold at the 2008 IIHF Under-18 World Championships in Russia. In addition, Tangradi helped lead the Belleville Bulls to the Rogers OHL Championship Series and an appearance in the MasterCard Memorial Cup in 2008.

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